Qadirabad Cantonment
Appearance
Qadirabad Cantonment | |
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কাদিরাবাদ সেনানিবাস | |
Natore, Rajshahi, Bangladesh | |
![]() Main Gate of Qadirabad Cantonment | |
Type | Cantonment |
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Qadirabad Cantonment is a cantonment located in southwestern part of Natore, Rajshahi in Bangladesh. It is garrison headquarters of Engineer Center and School of Military Engineering.[1]
History
[edit]The cantonment was named after Lt Col Abdul Qadir who was killed in the Bangladesh Liberation war.[2] His son Nadeem Qadir discovered the body in a mass grave in Panchlaish Thana, Chittagong District in 2007; he was reburied in the cantonment in September 2011.[2]
Installations
[edit]- Engineer Centre and School of Military Engineering (ECSME)
- 5th Engineers Regiment (attached under 11th Infantry Division)[3]
- ECSME Training Battalion
- Station Headquarters, Qadirabad (attached under 11th Infantry Division)
- Static Signal Company
- Garrison Engineers (Army), Qadirabad
- OSP -3
Institutions
[edit]- Qadirabad Cantonment Public School[4]
- Bangladesh Army University of Engineering & Technology[5]
- Qadirabad Cantonment Sapper College[6]
- Combined Military Hospital[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Qadirabad Cantonment Public School, Natore". dmlc.gov.bd. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ a b "War hero laid to rest, finally". The Daily Star. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ Ahmed, Hafez. "PM praises support of army engineers in dev activities". The Financial Express. Dhaka.
- ^ "Girls do better than boys in Rajshahi board". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "BAUET: Bangladesh Army University of Engineering & Technology". bauet.ac.bd. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Qadirabad Cantonment Sapper College, Natore". institute.alormela.org. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Army man killed in Natore road crash". banglanews24.com. Retrieved 4 April 2017.